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PAPAKURA COURIER, MAY 4, 2011
NEWS
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To nd out more about joining please contact
our youth team:
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Empowering
young people
St John Youth
St John Youth has over ,000 and
you could be part of the action! We focus on
rst aid, health care, leadership, communication
and of course fun! All in a safe environment that
encourages discovery and growth.
visit www. tjohn.org.nz
phone 0800 ST JOHN (785 646)
email youth.northern@stjohn.org.nz
We have youth divisions meeting throughout
Auckland!
IN BRIEF
Pacific influence
Pacific residents in south
Auckland are invited to a
council fono to give their
views on what the supercity
should look like in 30 years.
The fono is being hosted by
the council's Pacific People's
Advisory Panel and the
Ministry of Pacific Island
Affairs. It's a chance to help
shape Auckland's economic,
social, cultural and
environmental development.
It's on May 12, 5.30pm to
7.30pm, at Te Puke o Tara,
Newbury St, Otara.
Registration is at 5.15pm and
there is a light supper.
Go to www.theaucklandplan.
govt.nz for more details or to
register online.
Rose for hospice
A rose by the name of Valerie
Adams can be ordered now to
brighten up your garden.
Hospice South Auckland has
500 of the bright yellow
plants for sale at $29.95.
The roses will be available for
pick-up from Hospice South
Auckland in June or they can
be couriered across Auckland
for an extra $9.95.
They will be supplied in bare-
root form. Stocks are limited
so pre-order now at
www.hospice.co.nz.
Island culture
The buzz of island culture will
be stronger than ever during
the 2011 South Auckland
Pacific Arts Summit at venues
across south Auckland this
month. The second annual
summit celebrates all things
Pacific with exhibitions,
music, theatre, art and
entertainment. It runs from
May 4-June 4 and most
events are free. Go to
www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz
for links to more information.
Greer's
station
campaign
Taking action: Greer Hunter presented a 300-strong petition to Franklin Local Board advocating for a
train station in Drury.
Photo: HINERANGI VAIMOSO
By HINERANGI VAIMOSO
GREER Hunter, like many
pre-teens, has an issue.
The difference with this
12-year-old is that her issue
is not just about her own
needs, but the needs of her
whole home town of Drury.
Greer made her first public
appearance as a campaigner
last week when she presented
a petition to the Franklin
Local Board advocating the
need for a station in Drury.
While the southern net-
work railway tracks down
through Drury, it's not an
official stop-off.
Greer catches a train to St
Cuthbert's College in Epsom
from Papakura every morn-
ing and she says she's one of
many who make the commute
either by train or mini-bus.
The new Auckland Coun-
cil is publicly promoting
trains and their use in the
city. If you really want people
to use the train service then
it has to be made simple for
them,'' she told the board.
While I realise that a train
station in Drury will cost
some money, the long-term
benefits should make this the
right decision for the future.''
Greer managed to collect
more than 300 signatures
supporting the cause in the
space of four weeks.
My parents often complain
about petrol prices being at
an all-time high. It is also
important to consider good
environmental options,'' she
told the board.
Using the train that
already passes through Drury
would address these con-
cerns. Use of the train would
stop many people taking cars
that clog up our carparks and
pollute the air as well as con-
gestion on the roads.
It is not like I am asking
you to extend the train tracks
and join on a new line. I just
want you to make one extra
stop, safely let the people of
Drury on and off and go again
as you pass through.''
The message was well
received by councillors who
were impressed with the
12-year-old's concern for her
community.
The issue of a station in
Drury was touched on in
Papakura Local Board meet-
ing last week as they await
an updated report from Auck-
land Transport.
Greer says she'd like to see
immediate action but the
Franklin Local Board says
that she might have to wait
until 2014.